EP0946085A1 - Electronic apparatus having an environmentally sealed external enclosure - Google Patents
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- EP0946085A1 EP0946085A1 EP98302167A EP98302167A EP0946085A1 EP 0946085 A1 EP0946085 A1 EP 0946085A1 EP 98302167 A EP98302167 A EP 98302167A EP 98302167 A EP98302167 A EP 98302167A EP 0946085 A1 EP0946085 A1 EP 0946085A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
- H05K7/20—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
- H05K7/20—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
- H05K7/2029—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating using a liquid coolant with phase change in electronic enclosures
- H05K7/20336—Heat pipes, e.g. wicks or capillary pumps
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
- H04B1/02—Transmitters
- H04B1/03—Constructional details, e.g. casings, housings
- H04B1/036—Cooling arrangements
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- This invention relates to electronic apparatus having components mounted within an environmentally sealed external enclosure.
- Much electronic apparatus requires cooling. In many cases this is effected by blowing air through the enclosure via vents.
- components which generate large amounts of heat may be mounted on heat sinks either individually or in groups.
- the external enclosure must be environmentally sealed.
- One example is the base station equipment for a mobile communications network, where an enclosure containing a transmitter/receiver, a power amplifier, a processor and other units, is mounted outside e.g. on a pole.
- the environmental seal prevents air from being blown through the enclosure.
- the enclosure may be provided with extended surfaces to increase its surface area so allowing the whole enclosure to be cooled by convection. In some instances it is difficult to cool the enclosure sufficiently, particularly in the region of components which generate relatively large amounts of heat.
- electronic apparatus having components mounted within an environmentally sealed external enclosure, the enclosure being made of heat conductive material and ones of the components being mounted in heat conductive association with one or more walls of the enclosure, at least one heat pipe having an evaporator in thermally conductive contact with a wall of the enclosure proximate a said one of the components and having a condenser located outside the enclosure and provided with thermally conductive fins. Components which generate large amounts of heat can thus be provided with additional cooling reducing local hot spots.
- the enclosure may be designed for the larger market in temperate climates, and to modified for hotter climates.
- the enclosure is in two parts sealed together along a joint and separately containing respective components so that at least one wall of the container is in two parts, at least one heat pipe extending through each part of one such wall and having its evaporator in said thermal conductive contact with another wall of the respective part enclosure.
- the heat pipes are spaced from one another in a direction along the joint between the two part enclosures.
- the apparatus may include a plurality of heat pipes in at least one of the part enclosures.
- fins are preferably common to all the heat pipes on each part enclosure, the fins on heat pipes on different part enclosures being spaced different distances from the enclosure.
- Fins on each part enclosure are preferably notched to receive the heat pipes on the other enclosure.
- the cooling effect of the heat pipes may be significantly increased by a blower to force air across the condensers of the heat pipes.
- base station equipment for a mobile telecommunications network has a thermally conductive external enclosure 2 cast, for example from light metal in two parts 2a and 2b environmentally sealed around a joint between two flanges 2c.
- the enclosure contains two transmitter/receiver units 4, two power amplifiers 6, two duplexers 8 and a processor board 10.
- the transmitter/receiver units 4 and power amplifiers 6 are shielded against radio frequency emissions by aluminium cases 12 and 14.
- the two power amplifiers 6 are mounted side by side on a wall 16 of the container so only one is visible in Figure 1.
- the two duplexers 8 are mounted side by side on the wall 16.
- the power amplifiers and duplexers are thus in thermally conductive contact with the walls 16.
- a circuit board 20 is mounted in contact with a wall 22 of the case 14 so that components on the board are in conductive association with the wall 16, that is to say heat generated by a component can be conducted to the wall 16 via the circuit board 20 and the wall 22 of the case 14.
- the processor board 10 is mounted directly on a wall 24 opposite the wall 16, again in thermally conductive contact. Components on the processor board 10 are thus also in thermally conductive association with the wall 24.
- the transmitter/receiver units 4 are mounted on pillars 26 over the processor board 10.
- the external enclosure 2 is contained by a ventilated case 28 having a vents 30 in its bottom 32, louvres 34 in its side wall 36 and apertures covered by grills 38 also in the side walls 36 near their top.
- the walls 16 and 24 have extended surfaces 40 which project into air passages 42 between the enclosure 2 and the case 28.
- Components in the enclosure are thus cooled by thermal conduction to and through the walls 16 and 24 of the enclosure 2 and by natural convection over the extended surfaces 40.
- each heat pipe 46 is cooled into a groove 48 in the wall 16 or 24 so as to extend to the hot spot in the region of a component such as the power transistors 44 which generate relatively large amounts of heat.
- Each heat pipe extends from its groove 48 through an aperture 50 in the part 52a or 52b or the top wall 52 belonging to the part 2a or 2b of the enclosure in which it is mounted.
- the heat pipes may be sealed in their apertures by, for example, a silicone sealant. As may be seen from Figure 2, the heat pipes are spaced in a direction along the joint between the flanges 2c.
- a set of heat conductive transverse fins 54a is common to the evaporators of the heat pipes 46 extending from the part 2a of the enclosure.
- the fins 54a have notches 56a to accommodate the heat pipes extending from the other part 2b of the enclosure.
- a set of heat conductive transverse fins 54b is common to the heat pipes extending from the part 2b of the enclosure.
- the fins 54b are interleaved between the fins 54a.
- the fins 54b have notches 56b to accommodate the heat pipes extending from the other part 2b of the enclosure.
- Provision of the finned heat pipes greatly improves the cooling especially at the hot spots where they terminate.
- a blower in the form of an electrically driven fan 58 is provided inside one or both aperture 38.
- the evaporators of the heat pipes pass through the top wall of the enclosure.
- the evaporators are pressed into a groove on the outside of the walls of the enclosure.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Cooling Or The Like Of Electrical Apparatus (AREA)
- Transmitters (AREA)
Priority Applications (7)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP98302167A EP0946085A1 (en) | 1998-03-24 | 1998-03-24 | Electronic apparatus having an environmentally sealed external enclosure |
CA002261554A CA2261554A1 (en) | 1998-03-24 | 1999-02-10 | Electronic apparatus having an environmentally sealed external enclosure |
US09/273,018 US6050327A (en) | 1998-03-24 | 1999-03-19 | Electronic apparatus having an environmentally sealed external enclosure |
AU21338/99A AU725769B2 (en) | 1998-03-24 | 1999-03-22 | Electronic apparatus having an environmentally sealed external enclosure |
KR1019990009785A KR100316120B1 (ko) | 1998-03-24 | 1999-03-23 | 전자 장치의 냉각 구조 |
JP11079044A JPH11330746A (ja) | 1998-03-24 | 1999-03-24 | 環境的に封止された外部エンクロ―ジャを有する電子装置 |
CN99104401A CN1236294A (zh) | 1998-03-24 | 1999-03-24 | 带有密封外部机壳的电子设备 |
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EP98302167A EP0946085A1 (en) | 1998-03-24 | 1998-03-24 | Electronic apparatus having an environmentally sealed external enclosure |
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US (1) | US6050327A (ko) |
EP (1) | EP0946085A1 (ko) |
JP (1) | JPH11330746A (ko) |
KR (1) | KR100316120B1 (ko) |
CN (1) | CN1236294A (ko) |
AU (1) | AU725769B2 (ko) |
CA (1) | CA2261554A1 (ko) |
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JPH0993184A (ja) * | 1995-09-26 | 1997-04-04 | Nippon Denki Ido Tsushin Kk | Phs基地局 |
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- 1999-03-22 AU AU21338/99A patent/AU725769B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1999-03-23 KR KR1019990009785A patent/KR100316120B1/ko not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1999-03-24 CN CN99104401A patent/CN1236294A/zh active Pending
- 1999-03-24 JP JP11079044A patent/JPH11330746A/ja active Pending
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JPH0878589A (ja) * | 1994-07-04 | 1996-03-22 | Nippondenso Co Ltd | 沸騰冷却装置 |
JPH0993184A (ja) * | 1995-09-26 | 1997-04-04 | Nippon Denki Ido Tsushin Kk | Phs基地局 |
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KR100316120B1 (ko) | 2001-12-12 |
US6050327A (en) | 2000-04-18 |
KR19990078137A (ko) | 1999-10-25 |
JPH11330746A (ja) | 1999-11-30 |
CN1236294A (zh) | 1999-11-24 |
AU2133899A (en) | 1999-10-07 |
AU725769B2 (en) | 2000-10-19 |
CA2261554A1 (en) | 1999-09-24 |
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